[lbo-talk] decentralization, Whole Foods style

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Kelley:
> finally, the complaint--at least as shane initially advanced 
> it--was the 
> sad, but altogether mundane and ordinary, failure of people 
> whose ideology 
> enables them to see the "wholeness" and "connection" between 
> dolphins, 
> spotted owls, coffee bean farmers, the rainforest and their 
> consumption 
> habits and be willing to PAY MORE to ensure that they're 
> treating the earth 
> and themselves well and not, in turn, be able to see the 
> connection between 
> the people who mix up their soy-milk and raw cane sugar 
> frappes and bag 
> their organic tofu and themselves and, therefore, be willing 
> to PAY MORE to 
> ensure that workers get a living wage--the same kind of 
> living wage that 
> enables many of the people who shop at places like WF to shop 
> there in the 
> first fucking place.

I agree and often criticize such new ageism that is disconnected from
social and class issues.  The reason I spoke favorably of Whole Foods is
not because of their greenish ideology but because of their role in
urban renewal in Baltimore - seem my posting in this thread.

Also I did not mean to make any implications about your preferences (or
lack thereof) for homey small-is-beautiful experiences.  I simply do not
know you well enough to make such a judgment.  However, I have seen such
prefrences in many people I've met (most of them with left- or liberal
leanings).  My critique was general, not personal. 

Wojtek